[nettime-lat] TELECENTROS BRASIL AND TELE-THEMES 2002

["richard kyle" <richard@telecentros.org.br>]

TELECENTROS BRASIL AND TELE-THEMES 2002

Who is Telecentros Brasil? 

Telecentros Brasil is a Brasilian not for profit organization established 
in Jan 2001 by the United Kingdom based  Regency Foundation 

Who is the Regency Foundation?

Established in 1990 in the United Kingdom, Regency Foundation, is  a not-
for-profit organization working in association with UN agencies 
(www.regency.org) disseminating information and educational material in 
developing countries and emerging market economies. Beginning in 2001 
Regency Foundation has turned much of its energies to putting the more 
practical applications and proven experiences of modern information and 
communications applications into action, in the service of low income 
communities . Hence the founding of Telecentros Brasil.

What is the work of Telecentros Brasil?

To implant telecenters throughout Brasil

What is a telecenter?

A telecenter is a physical space which provides public access to 
information and communication technologies(ICTs) for educational, personal, 
social and economic development…….a facility where ICTs are made available 
to people who otherwise might have little or no opportunity to use or to 
learn to use these technologies, . 

Each telecenter has its own unique qualities, yet all share a commitment to 
technology access and a belief that a telecenter is a way for people to 
increase their self-sufficiency and improve the quality of their lives. A 
telecenter will offer opportunities to improve education levels, gain job-
related skills and build personal and community capacity.

But with the  priorities for low income communities being food, shelter, 
health, and safe drinking water………..how is access to information and 
communication technologies going to change all that?

It is because a telecenter is a tool to open the door to all of these basic 
necessities of life and improve the livelihoods of poor communities. 

READ BELOW TO SEE WHAT THIS ACTUALLY MEANS IN PRACTICE!!

Tele-food -providing food manufacturers, restaurants and hotels in Sao 
Paulo with an Internet based e-service to accelerate the donation of 
surplus food to the city’s hunger relief organizations

Tele-shelter – facilitating information access to government housing 
programs for low-income communities.

Tele-health – using the internet to offer health education to assist with 
the signs and symptoms of illness, most specifically to increase knowledge 
of topics such as nutrition, hygiene and sanitation.  

Tele-water –increasing awareness of health concerns from the consumption of 
poor quality water and providing information as to the location of safe 
drinking water in the city of Sao Paulo.

Tele-literacy – using the computer and the internet to assist with basic 
reading and writing tuition.

Tele-training  - training community facilitators and promoters  how to 
attain self-sustainability, how to access and share relevant materials and 
information resources, and how to foster co-operation.

Tele-education – covering all areas of elementary education – Language, 
Literacy, Literature, Geography, History, Mathematics and the Sciences -  
utilizing TV Escola – an education program coordinated by the Secretariat 
of Distance Education.

Tele-special groups – IT training, community based rehabilitation and 
professional placement for the handicapped.
. 
Tele-work - developing, collaborating and establishing partnerships on the 
production of learning tools and information resources according to demand– 
to include Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Computer Use and Applications; 
Principles of Business Administration and Management; Auto-Mechanics, 
Building, , Principles of Electronics, Plumbing, Reception and Restaurant 
Service and Management.

Tele-job creation –. increasing employment possibilities and establishing 
partnerships with business and professional associations to enhance job 
opportunities following course completion, to include the designing of an 
online database of job opportunities and applicants.

Tele-sport –accessing  virtual football, handball, basketball and netball 
on the internet. Although a virtual activity, this can still assist with 
the channeling of youngsters energy, competitiveness and aggression in a 
positive way. 
 
Tele-culture – today it is is possible to share many forms of art through 
the internet -- music, paintings and drawings, photographs, video, dance, 
poetry and books. The telecenter can create beautiful, original products, 
put them on a website, and offer them for sale to an audience of more than 
150 million people worldwide

Tele-cookery –  with increasing frustration and health difficulties caused 
by artificial additives such as food dyes, sweeteners, and preservatives, 
the online cookery courses and workshops adopt a holistic approach geared 
towards eating and preparing natural foods.. 

Tele-agriculture – farmers can conduct activities such as soil analysis, 
fertilizer use, market prices and weather information online.

Tele-friendship- virtual laughter - chat lines and emails – providing new 
opportunities for making friends.

Tele-community –  online and offline -  helping communities make use of 
ICTs to improve their living conditions, identify resources to address 
social problems within the community, and promote interaction and 
communication between other low-income communities with similar problems 
and needs.

Tele-environment–  environmental education courses delivered via the 
internet, to include online alternative energy, conservation, recycling and 
garbage workshops

Tele-governance- facilitating the provision of information about all 
government programs relating to education, health and social services, and 
about groups active for the rights of the poor.

Tele-entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship is a driving force for innovation 
and growth in the economy and the introduction of e-business and e-learning 
for the small entrepreneur is a useful aid . 

Tele-partnerships - working through strategic partnerships, it is possible 
to leverage the expertise and experience of others. Through a virtual 
alliance network, different people and organizations can work together to 
address common interests and concerns.

Tele-sharing  – community information management - to document experiences 
and information to help assess the project’s socioeconomic and cultural 
impact. To identify lessons from experience and best practices for future 
projects.

For more information please contact:    

Richard Kyle, President, Telecentros Brasil
Rua Simao Alvares 632 - Pinheiros - Sao Paulo-SP CEP 05417-0202 
Tel/Fax 11 3816 6070  
Email: richard@telecentros.org.br
Website: http://www.telecentros.org.br 

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